In the network 192.168.5.0/23, what would be the broadcast address?

To determine the broadcast address for the network 192.168.5.0/23, first, it's essential to understand what a /23 subnet means. The "/23" indicates that the first 23 bits of the IP address are used for the network part, while the remaining bits are used for host addresses.

The IP address 192.168.5.0 corresponds to a binary representation starting with the prefix designated by the subnet mask 255.255.254.0 (which is the decimal equivalent of /23). This means:

• The network range is from 192.168.5.0 to 192.168.6.255.

• The first usable IP address (the first address after the network address 192.168.5.0) is 192.168.5.1, and the last usable IP address before the broadcast address is 192.168.6.254.

The broadcast address is the highest address within the subnet, which is used to communicate with all devices on the subnet simultaneously. In this case, the highest address in the 192.168.5.0/23 subnet is 192.168.6.255, as it takes into account both the .5